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A Couple Breaks Up. Who Gets Custody of Their Embryos?

A Couple Breaks Up. Who Gets Custody of Their Embryos?

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For 47-year-old Erin Millender, using embryos that were frozen during her marriage became a central question for a New York divorce court.

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As more people in the United States use I.V.F. to have children,
embryos are being stored in fertility clinics across the country.
It raises the question: What should happen to those embryos if a
couple breaks up?

Caroline Kitchener, who covers families for The New York Times,
tells the story of Erin Millender, who took a custody battle over
frozen embryos to court after her husband revoked his consent to
use them.

Guest: Caroline Kitchener, a New York Times
reporter, writing about the American family.

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They started I.V.F., and then split. Now who gets custody of
the embryos?

Photo: Kim Raff for The New York Times

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